Instagram Downloader
Save Reels, posts and carousels at full size — every item, in the order it was posted.
- Reels and posts
- Full carousels
- Original quality
How it works
- 1
Copy the Instagram link
Use the share button and copy the Instagram link.
- 2
Paste it above
Drop it in the box and press Download.
- 3
Pick a quality
Choose a file and it saves straight to your device.
Instagram is the one that pushes back
Most platforms here hand over a public post without argument. Instagram does not: it can tell a request coming from a server apart from one coming from a browser, and answers the first with a wall no matter how the address is dressed up. This is why so many Instagram downloaders ask you to log in — an account gets them past it, at the cost of holding your credentials.
Nothing here asks for an account, yours or anyone else's. The request is made the way a browser makes it, which works on public posts and costs a second or two more than the other platforms. That second is the whole price, and it is why a story or a private post is not merely unsupported but impossible from this side of the wall.
Two things have their own page: reels, where the audio is offered separately as an MP3, and photos and carousels, where the question is which of Instagram's several copies is the original.
Frequently asked questions
Does a carousel give me every slide?
Every one, labelled Photo 1 to Photo N in the order the author arranged them — not the order they happen to load. A carousel that mixes photos and video keeps the mix: if slide six is a clip, it appears as Video 6 between Photo 5 and Photo 7.
Why can I not download a story?
Because Instagram only serves stories to a logged-in account, and this site keeps none. Supporting them would mean holding someone’s Instagram credentials on a server that handles download traffic — against Instagram’s terms, and an account that gets banned quickly under that load. It is a deliberate limit, not a gap waiting to be filled.
Are reels different from ordinary video posts?
Not to this tool. instagram.com/reel/, /reels/, /p/ and /tv/ all carry the same shortcode, and the same file comes back regardless of which form you paste.
Why does an Instagram link take a moment longer than the others?
Instagram is the slowest of the platforms here — a couple of seconds for a post, a little more for a carousel. Results are cached briefly, so a link someone has already fetched comes back instantly.
Does a private account work?
No, for the same reason stories do not: the content is not served to anyone who is not logged in and approved as a follower. Public posts are the entire scope.
Can I get the audio from a reel on its own?
Yes, as a 320 kbps MP3 alongside the video. If the reel is silent — which Instagram marks explicitly — the MP3 is not offered rather than handed over as an empty file.